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Dufourspitze (in German, lit. Dufour Peak) , Pointe Dufour (in French), Punta Dufour (in Italian), or Monte Rosa is a summit of the Monte Rosa Massif in the Pennine Alps. With its 4,634 m (15,203 ft) summit, it is the second highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe[1] and the highest of Switzerland. Its 2,470 m (8,104 ft) eastern wall is also the tallest in the Alps[2] and its western side is covered by the Gorner Glacier, the second largest in the Alps. The peak is located in the canton of Valais in the municipality of Zermatt. The Monte Rosa Massif is a range lying on the border between Italy and Switzerland and composed of several summits over 4500 metres. --FROM WIKIPEDIA

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